PE17 postcode area · Huntingdonshire

The PE17 postcode district spans 19 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, Huntingdonshire, North Northamptonshire, Peterborough, South Cambridgeshire. Area Scores range from 32 to 90 across them. Every full PE17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PE17 district contains both ends of the scale: Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton at 90 out of 100 (#656 of 6,856 in England) against Huntingdon Sapley & Oxmoor at 33, a 58-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 13 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £235,000 in Chatteris to £458,500 in Kimbolton, Great Staughton & Molesworth — a 2.0× gap within the PE17 district. Note that the district straddles 6 local authorities — East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, Huntingdonshire, North Northamptonshire, Peterborough and South Cambridgeshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,699a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime49per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Houghton, Hemingford & FenstantonHuntingdonshire 65690 £408,500
St Ives NorthHuntingdonshire 75289 £287,500
Bluntisham, Earith & NeedingworthHuntingdonshire 87687 £353,000
Willingham & OverSouth Cambridgeshire 1,00685 £380,000
Oundle, Warmington & TitchmarshNorth Northamptonshire 1,01985 £385,000
Brampton, the Stukeleys and the AlconburysHuntingdonshire 1,17083 £370,496
Orton West & CastorPeterborough 1,18483 £312,475
St Ives SouthHuntingdonshire 1,54078 £325,000
Somersham, Riptons & RaveleysHuntingdonshire 1,56177 £295,000
Kimbolton, Great Staughton & MolesworthHuntingdonshire 1,58877 £458,500
Sawtry & GiddingHuntingdonshire 1,62376 £304,000
Stilton, Elton & FolksworthHuntingdonshire 1,73275 £315,000
Warboys & BuryHuntingdonshire 2,08270 £302,500
Haddenham, Stretham & WitchfordEast Cambridgeshire 2,78159 £345,000
RamseyHuntingdonshire 3,39150 £253,646
Doddington, Wimblington & ManeaFenland 3,48049 £285,000
ChatterisFenland 3,54948 £235,000
Coates, Benwick & PondersbridgeFenland 3,66546 £250,000
Huntingdon Sapley & OxmoorHuntingdonshire 4,60533 £235,000

People living in PE17 Census 2021

Residents159,893
Median age (est.)45
Density127per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above33%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 12%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in PE17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PE17 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PE17.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.